METR paper says evidence cannot rule out rapid recursive self-improvement
imjustnewatai · x · 2026-07-23
A new METR paper models recursive self-improvement and asks whether stronger AI can accelerate algorithmic progress enough to make AI progress self-sustaining.
Its bottom line is cautious but notable: the evidence does not rule out an extended period of rapid capabilities acceleration.
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